US surgeons benefit from early adoption of premium IOLs by European colleagues

In the United States, the pool of presbyopia-correcting IOLs has expanded significantly in recent years.
Between 2019 and 2021, the FDA granted approval to the diffractive trifocal AcrySof IQ Panptix (Alcon) and Tecnis Synergy (Johnson & Johnson Vision), the extended depth of focus (EDOF) Vivity (Alcon) and the Eyhance monofocal “plus” (Johnson & Johnson Vision), with all four also available in a toric version. In addition, in 2019, the Light Adjustable Lens (RxSight) was launched, while the IC-8 small-aperture IOL (AcuFocus) is currently undergoing the premarket approval